Toluca vs Santos Laguna

21 September 2026 · Liga MX · 2026/27 · Referee Luis Alfredo Garcia Rodriguez

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Federico Viñas 25’
Paulinho 43’

Ezequiel Bullaude 45+1’
Kevin Palacios 86’
Fran Villalba 90+5’

Match summary

Santos Laguna came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Toluca, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Toluca led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Federico Viñas put Toluca ahead with a header in the 25th minute, Paulinho made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute, and Ezequiel Bullaude pulled one back to make it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kevin Palacios equalised in the 86th minute and Fran Villalba won it in stoppage time.

Toluca can feel hard done by, creating 3.45 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Santos Laguna's 1.86 from 22. Toluca had a player sent off.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

24 Shots 22

9 Shots on target 6

6 Corners 7

75 Attacks 83

45 Dangerous attacks 57

439 Passes 515

82.2% Pass accuracy 84.5%

24 Tackles 23

9 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 2

Key events

Toluca Santos Laguna

Kick-off

PaulinhoShot on target

6’

Nicolás CastroShot on target

8’

Diego BarbosaShot on target

16’

18’

Ezequiel BullaudeShot on target

PaulinhoShot on target

22’

Federico ViñasHeader

1-0

25’

Nicolás CastroFoul

38’

PaulinhoLeft foot shot

2-0

43’

A. MohamedManagerArgument

45’

45+1’

Ezequiel BullaudeRight foot shot

2-1

Everardo LópezFoul

45+7’

Everardo LópezVAR: Card upgraded

45+7’

45+8’

Facundo CáseresFoul

Half-time2-1

46’

Fran VillalbaSalvador Mariscal

46’

Diego GonzálezEmmanuel Echeverría

Second half underway

50’

Ezequiel BullaudeShot on target

PaulinhoShot on target

64’

Jesús Ricardo AnguloFederico Viñas

66’

Jorge DíazAlexis Vega

66’

69’

Eduardo AguirreEzequiel Bullaude

69’

Kevin PalaciosLuis Gómez

71’

Kevin PalaciosShot on target

75’

Javier GüemezFacundo Cáseres

LuanPaulinho

81’

86’

Kevin PalaciosRight foot shot

2-2

Diego BarbosaShot on target

89’

Brian GarcíaNicolás Castro

90+1’

Jesús Ricardo AnguloShot on target

90+2’

90+3’

Eduardo AguirreVAR: Goal given

90+5’

Fran VillalbaLeft foot shot

2-3

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Toluca 3.45 xGSantos Laguna 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Santos Laguna attacking Toluca attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Luis García	90′	3	3	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Bruno Méndez	90′	–	3	–	2	2	54	–	–	–	–
Federico Pereira	90′	4	4	1	9	3	58	1	–	–	–
Everardo López Sent off	52′	–	1	1	–	–	28	1	–	–
Jesús Gallardo	90′	2	3	1	6	3	39	3	–	–	–
Diego Barbosa	90′	5	–	–	13	1	36	1	–	–	–
Luan Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Edher Segura	90′	–	–	50	1	0.05	2	–	3	–	–	–
Nicolás Castro Taken off	89′	–	–	61	5	0.70	3	1	5	1	2
Alexis Vega Taken off	66′	–	2	30	7	0.89	4	2	8	–	3	–
Jesús Ricardo Angulo Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	5	1	0.09	2	–	2	–	–	–
Jorge Díaz Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Federico Viñas Taken off	66′	1	–	3	1	0.53	0.16	2	4	1	20	–
Paulinho Taken off	81′	1	–	7	4	2.05	0.01	1	4	1	14	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Carlos Acevedo	90′	7	2	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Mauricio Cuevas	90′	3	–	–	5	–	41	–	–	1	–
Jonathan Pérez	90′	1	2	1	2	–	29	1	–	–	–
Franco Pardo	90′	1	1	1	6	3	46	–	–	–	–
Felipe Sánchez	90′	4	2	–	7	2	50	2	–	–	–
Emmanuel Echeverría Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	17	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ezequiel Bullaude Taken off	69′	1	–	26	2	0.04	2	–	4	–	1	–
Salvador Mariscal Taken off	45′	–	–	19	–	0.01	3	2	3	1	–	–
Facundo Cáseres Taken off	75′	–	–	78	–	0.05	2	–	6	1	2
Luis Gómez Taken off	69′	–	–	37	2	0.09	3	–	3	–	–	–
Fran Villalba Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	48	4	0.39	1	–	2	–	1	–
Kevin Palacios Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	13	–	0.09	–	–	1	–	–	–
Javier Güemez Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	20	–	0.02	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Esteban Lozano	90′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.02	1	4	1	15	–
Diego González Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	2	–	0.17	0.10	–	2	–	45	–
Eduardo Aguirre Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	2	–	0.18	0.00	–	5	1	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Toluca D W W W W

Santos Laguna L L D L W

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Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Form going into the game

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